Monday, January 26, 2009

ghazal: "you with your beauty"


Whatever the trial   you with your beauty   bless me
all silent your smile   you with your beauty   bless me

the day starts anew   again the birds broadcast promise
though lengthy the mile   you with your beauty   bless me

absurd are the ways I'm waylaid   seeking your mandir
beyond the world's guile   you with your beauty   bless me

my body I coax to join   your noble endeavor
we thread single-file   you with your beauty   bless me

half a century's gone!   the other half waits   somewhere
let substance lead style   you with your beauty   bless me

there's nowhere to go!   you're everywhere!   day's pilgrimage
describes the sun-dial   you with your beauty   bless me

suppose Raphael grew discouraged?   what consolation
sings soft all the while?   you with your beauty   bless me